By IsraAID Staff | IsraAID Guatemala
Across 70 schools in Guatemala, our team launched a nutrition education pilot. We educated teachers, as well as parents in order to carry on the learning at home, about healthy diets and nutrition requirements.
The information provided was tailored for the local context, accounting for seasonal availability and income levels of the community. The schools were equipped with the knowledge and training necessary to successfully monitor and identify children that may be suffering or at risk of malnutrition, as well as kits to measure height and weight in order to track their students' development.
Additionally, we also staff at local healthcare centers in order that they would be able to accept malnutrition referrals and perform counter-referrals for ongoing case management.
Due to the current COVID-19 situation, the sessions with teachers, parents, and healthcare workers were conducted over Zoom, but engagement remained high in spite of the situation.
After a successful set of sessions, we are planning to use the recordings to create an easily-accessible resource available for other communities that may also require nutrition education.
Thank you for your continued support of vulnerable communities in Guatemala.
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